Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Life-long Learners www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/obcb

Lists of recommended books from the Young Adults Divisions of the American Library Association.

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/popularpaperback/popularpaperbacks.htm

Popular titles organized by theme, including "Get Creative," "All Kinds of Creepy," "I'm Not Making This Up" ["addictive" nonfiction] and lots more.

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/quickpicksreluctant.htm

Lists of books that "nonreaders" enjoyed reading.

101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound Readers www.collegeboard.com >Plan for college >Boost Your Skills

Titles recommended by CollegeBoard. The focus is on the literary classics.

Alex Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.htm

Best new adult books for young adults.

Database of Award-Winning Children's' Literature-Search Page http://www.dawcl.com/search.asp

Ignore "Children's" in the title and set the age to 14+ to search by genre, gender, award, keyword, and many other ways.

Favorite Teenage Angst Books
http://www.grouchy.com/angst/index.html

Themed booklists aimed at teens with "interviews with authors, reviews and opinions written by teens."

Literature Awards
http://www.literature-awards.com/

Provides links to almost every major book award, including the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes.

Novelist
http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/homeacc.htm

You will need your Dedham Public Library card number in order to access this database.

"Novelist is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and muc more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are...articles on Teaching with Fiction."

Overbooked: A Resource for Readers
http://www.overbooked.org/index.html

"A web site for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction. Overbooked originals include annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases. Check out the newish Author Connections--a special section for authors to communicate information to readers looking for good books or what to read next."